tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post5343012446605071111..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: Cricket Songs: Japanese HaikuIssa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-41002637531499554132013-06-09T10:59:08.770-04:002013-06-09T10:59:08.770-04:00Mary:
The sound of rain and this little book do t...Mary:<br /><br />The sound of rain and this little book do the trick!<br /><br />Very glad you like the post and am sure you will like the delightful little volume.<br /><br />DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-37984204770993892012013-06-07T20:41:11.377-04:002013-06-07T20:41:11.377-04:00Thanks as always for an introduction to such lovel...Thanks as always for an introduction to such lovely work! Just ordered "Cricket Songs" from abebooks - looking forward to holding it in my hands,turning the pages, and reading it soon. Have been enjoying the sound of rain all day and these poems just feel so right.<br />Thanks again,<br />Mary Mary Ahearnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-1578090758637565042013-06-07T14:49:04.049-04:002013-06-07T14:49:04.049-04:00Ed,
The book is what you might almost call profu...Ed, <br /><br />The book is what you might almost call profusely illustrated, except that it is so tastefully done that the work blends right in -<br /><br />Flowers in the meadow ...<br /><br />And I've just discovered that I have two copies of "Cricket Songs" so, as you are an all important first responder, I'm going to send it to you. <br /><br />Don<br /><br />PS I really liked the fact that Roop didn't even deal with haiku in his article but still hit right on the 'primitive' essence and yes the Native American connection ... powerful.Issa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-85123304904648991722013-06-07T11:25:25.306-04:002013-06-07T11:25:25.306-04:00that line break 2 to 3 in the first piece is maste...that line break 2 to 3 in the first piece is masterful....<br />as are the others.... "primitive" .... that is Exactly "it" !<br /><br />and naturally coming out of our Indian Culture ... that is SOME link... as the Roop quote has it re Behn<br /><br />so should we all have such....kokoro , as 'they' say....<br />and those "deep complexities"<br /><br />I also would never drop the "is" or the "his" ... either.<br /><br />thanks for another n"no-nonsense" post...<br /><br />(neat repros of those (natural) images on the pages you post. Many more in the book ?Ed Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.com